or How I Gained Fabric Like Visibility on a Campus Network Without Any Upgrades Last Updated: 2024-05-19 The network automation landscape moves fast and there is always something you come across which sparks your interest, but sometimes all you can do is it make note of it and hope you have time later on to READ MORE
Category: parsing
Getting Started with pyATS (and Genie)
What is Python Automated Test System (pyATS)? None of the answers I found to this question really made much sense to me initially. A Python3 based Test Automation and Validation Framework developed by Cisco (but open and extensible to any vendor) is probably the best short answer but still too vague. Add in Genie because, READ MORE
Pandas for Network Engineers (Who doesn’t love Pandas? )
The module not the mammal! My original title for this article was going to be *Decomposing Pandas* as a follow on to *Decomposing Data Structures* but I was advised against that name. Go figure. One of the things I love most about Python is that its always waiting for me to get just a little READ MORE
Building a Custom TextFSM Template
If you have seen any of the TextFSM posts on this site you know how useful the Network To Code TextFSM Template repository can be. Rarely do I not find what I need there! I recently had to parse route summary information from JUNOS Looking Glass routers. I always check the very rich set of READ MORE
A quick example of using TextFSM to parse data from Cisco show commands – Python3 Version
As part of my ongoing effort to migrate everything over to Python 3, it’s time to show this “quick example” in Python 3. TextFSM is a powerful parsing tool (python module) developed by Google. There are some great examples out there to get you started. Here are two I urge you to read if this READ MORE
A quick example of using TextFSM to parse data from Cisco show commands
This is the original post which used Python 2.7. Please see the updated post using Python 3. TextFSM is a powerful parsing tool (python module) developed by Google. There are some great examples out there to get you started. Here are two I urge you to read if this topic is of interest to you: READ MORE